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Calochortus / ˌ k æ l ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s,-l oʊ-/ [3] [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous , perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States ).
Calochortus macrocarpus leaves are blue-green and grass-like. The bulbs are tapering, like a carrot. [4] [6] The flowers are large and three-petaled, and are pink to purple and sometimes white, with a greenish stripe on their underside.
Calochortus clavatus is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name clubhair mariposa lily. It is endemic to California where it is found in forests and on chaparral slopes. [ 1 ]
Calochortus gunnisonii commonly known as Rocky Mountain mariposa or Gunnison mariposa lily [3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family.It is native to the western United States, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and Black Hills: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Washington state (Grant County, northwestern Nebraska (Sioux County) and ...
Calochortus nuttallii is a species within the genus Calochortus, in a sub-group generally referred to as Mariposa Lilies.The specific epithet nuttallii, named for the English botanist and zoologist, Thomas Nuttall, was ascribed to the species by the American botanists John Torrey and Asa Gray when it was officially described in 1857.
Calochortus barbatus is a bulb-forming perennial with branching stems up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging), and are yellow with yellow or purple hairs. [ 5 ] The flowers are hermaphrodite , and are pollinated by insects.
Calochortus aureus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family. [2] [3] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern Utah, northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado). [1] [4] Calochortus aureus is a bulb-forming perennial herb producing a single stalk up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are bright lemon ...
Calochortus palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Palmer's mariposa lily and strangling mariposa. [2] [3] [4] [5]It is endemic to California, where it is distributed in the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges of Southern California (Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern, Riverside, and San Diego Counties).